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BED-LOUNGE.

SFECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,468, dated June 28, 1881.

Application filed May 25, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS SODEN, of 0amden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Lounges; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of household furniture commonly called bed-lounges and it consists in certain improvements in the construction of the same, so that they are Well adapted for use either as a lounge 01' bed, being easily convertible from one to the other, with no attachments which form obstructions when in either position.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a bed-lounge having my improvements, the lounge being closed. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same when openedfor the purpose of a bed. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the back,-showing the manner in which the revolving foot for supporting the lounge when open is adjusted.

Like letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several figures.

A designates the main frame or body of the lounge, having the back B and head-board O, the latter extending so as to cover the end of the back B, and being fastened thereto, gives additional strength and firmness to these parts in the structure.

D is the lateral extension, which is hinged atato the main frame, so that it maybe opened, as shown in Fig. 2, when the lounge is to be used as a bed, the outer supports of said extension being formed by the head-rest E, with the piece cfastened thereto, and the revolving foot b, which turns over behind the back B when the lounge is closed, as in Fig. 1. The part c occupies the same line with the back B, the latter being formed with recesses or shoulders, so that it looks like a portion of the back.

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The revolving leg I) folds up and passes down behind the back B, forming an additional support thereto, as shown in Fig. at. In order to make this leg 11 stand more securely and firmly when opened, it passes beyond and over its center, and is held in that position by the stop (Z, fastened to the side of the extension D. When this leg is closed up behind the backit is protected and held more securely in place by the guard h. The extension D has also an additional head-board, 0, so fixed in position that it passes down through a corresponding opening, f, in the main frame as the bed is closed.

F indicates a lid or rectangular frame hinged within the main frame, and it is on a level with the extension D when the lounge is unfolded, so that the bed is supported on the same level in all parts. Under the lid F is a receptacle, formed by the frame and easing of the lounge, for the reception of bed-clothes when the bed is dispensed with.

The cushioning or upholstering G of the partformin g the back of the lounge is so placed and secured that it does not extend down far enough to come in contact with the surface of the seat when the latteris raised in unfolding the lounge, the space S being of finished wood or veneering, so that the seat is more easily turned over and the parts are not worn by contact.

By this construction the bed-lounge is more readily convertible than those in common use, has its parts better protected, and has no attachments which are obstructions in any position of the lounge.

I claim- 1. A bed-lounge having the transverse headboard extended and fastened to and against the extremity of the back B, as and for the purpose set forth. v

2. In a bed-lounge, the extension D, provided with the support 0 and revolving leg I), in combination with the back B, as shown.

3. A bed-lounge having the folding-seat D, provided with a revolvingleg, b, which closes up behind the back-B, as and for the purpose shown.

4. The bed-lounge having the clothes-receptacle with hinged lid F below the seat of the In testimony that I claim the foregoing as lounge, as herein shown. my own I have affixed my signature is pres- 5. The bed-lounge having the cushioning of ence of two Witnesses. the back so placed and arranged that the THOS. SODEN. 5 space 8 is left between the cushioning Gr and Witnesses:

the seat of the lounge, as herein set forth and OTIS EGAN,

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